3d object simplification program

Discussion in 'AutoCAD' started by BR, Aug 30, 2003.

  1. BR

    BR Guest

    3d object simplification program - is there such a thing?

    I have a customer who is importing 3D objects from one of
    his customers, 3DS files, but the level of complexity is
    far beyond what he needs. A sphere is about 1000 faces
    wheras what he requires is a sphere of only 100 faces
    (for example).

    Is there a program which will run inside AutoCAD 14,
    or on a dxf maybe, which will simplify these complex
    models.

    They are all polygon or polyface meshes by the way.

    TIA

    Owen
     
    BR, Aug 30, 2003
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  2. BR

    BR Guest

    BR, Aug 31, 2003
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  3. BR

    BR Guest

    BR, Sep 1, 2003
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  4. Maybe the model shows some difficulties resp. nvalid meshes??

    If you have access to 3DS check for a reduction function too.

    N.
     
    Norbert Grund, Sep 2, 2003
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  5. BR

    Mike Guest

    I have had experience exporting Acad to 3ds, but not going the other
    way. When exporting Acad to 3ds, you must adjust the facetres
    variable to a lower number before 3dsout. Might work the same with
    3dsin, adjust facetres then save as DWG.
     
    Mike, Sep 2, 2003
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  6. BR

    BR Guest

    But the program should not crash!
    Thanks for the tip. :)
     
    BR, Sep 4, 2003
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  7. BR

    BR Guest

    We recieve ready made dxf files, already meshed, so I doubt that
    3DSIN or 3DSOUT can help us.

    Thanks for the tip though :)
     
    BR, Sep 5, 2003
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